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Alden 32 Motor Sailer

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1967–1973

Originally known as the Winsome Class, this masthead sloop features a long keel and was available in both sloop and ketch

Designed by John G. Alden & Co, built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Long Keel

See her sail

The Alden 32 Motor Sailer, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Sailing Solé

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

1.78 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.78
LightHeavy

443 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 443
EasygoingPowered-up

13.7 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.7

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

What the fleet has seen

The Alden 32 Motor Sailer, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Alden 32 MOTOR SAILER, designed by John G. Alden, Co. and built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. between 1967 and 1973, is a 9.6-meter masthead sloop or ketch with a long keel. Originally known as the WINSOME CLASS, this motor sailer displaces 6032 kg and has a draft of 1.4 meters. Aboard *keeldragger*, a 1969 Alden 32 named *Lorraine* owned by Captain Ron, the pilot house with an interior helm and panoramic Simrad chartplotter is a defining feature, though the elevated bow creates a blind spot for close-in objects.10:26 The boat carries a three-burner propane galley, a V-berth, a forward head with a hand shower, and a Village Marine watermaker.7:49 Its Westerbeke 40-hp engine runs smoothly at 2,000 RPM, achieving 5.5–5.6 knots, while 2,200 RPM introduces vibration.12:04 Under sail with the main only in light air, *Lorraine* makes four to five knots.16:55 Aboard *Sailing Solé*, an Alden 32 MOTOR SAILER purchased for under $10,000 featured a watermaker and extensive electrical upgrades.21:13

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Alden 32 Motor Sailer on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

2seen sold
US$10,000Median asking

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.7
Displacement / length
443.2
Comfort ratio
34.4
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
891
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1967–1973
Units built
14
Designer
John G. Alden, Co
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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